Toy pinwheel



Dec. 25, 1934. D, SMALDONE ET AL TOY PINWHEEL Filed April 14, 1934Patented Dec. 25, 1934 umrso STATES PATENT (OFFICE Til?! PIWHEEL DanielSmaldone and James Pecora,

Hazleton, Pa.

Application a emia, 1934, fSeriiil No. 720m .4 Claims. (Jol, 43-14,)

l b weight and which is "so constructed that there is very little lossof motive power so that the device will rotate easily and rapidly inwind of low velocity.

A further object of this invention is to pro- 15 vide a toy of this kindwhich is so constructed that it can be made attractive and pleasing tothe eye and so that it can be handled by children and will be able towithstand rough usage notwithstanding the light construction thereof.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described and in part be understood from the followingdetailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same beingillustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a device constructed according to thepreferred embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the views, the numeral 10 designatesgenerally a plate which in the present instance is constructed in theform of a disk from cardboard or other relatively rigid material, andthe numeral 11 designates a shaft extending through the center of thedisk 10 and secured at one end to an elongated handle 13.

The disk or plate 10 is adapted to have disposed on the front facethereof suitable designs, symbols or the like, which may be of varyingcolors so as to present a pleasing appearance as the plate 10 is rotatedunder the action of the blade structure hereinbefore described.

A pair of blades 12 and 14, which are integral with each other, aresecured as by a grommet or tubular securing member 15 to the front faceof the plate or body member 10. The blades 12 and 14 are constructedsubstantially in the form of a figure 8 with slightly greater thanone-half of the figure disposed on the forward side of the plate 10. Theends of the blades 12 and 14 are continued as by extensions 15 and 16,respectively, which are disposed on the rear side of the platetubular-securing member 15 constitutes a bearing 1:) for the plate 10and the blades 12 and -:14. A

10 and overlap each other in substantially the center of the plate-l0,:and are also secured to the rear side *of the :plate 10 by "the grommetor tubularsecur'ing member 15 This grommet or sleeve 17 is looselydisposed about the shaft 11 between'the plate i and the'handle 13.

A pair o'frevertedarms' lil and 20 are-integral with the blades '12 and"14 and disposed one on eadh side of the blades-and the free ends of thearms Ill-and 20 overlap each other ina position spaced forwardly fromthe grommet 15 and the plate being secured together as by a secondgrommet or tubular securing member 21. The grommet or tubular securingmember 21 constitutes a second bearing for the rotating Wheel structureand also acts to prevent twisting of the wheel as it is being rotatedunder the wind pressure.

The shaft 11 has a head 22 on its forward end which coacts with thesleeve 17 in holding the wheel structure comprising the plate 10 and theblades 12 and 14 against longitudinal movement on the shaft 11 whilepermitting free rotation of the wheel structure.

A second pair of blades 23 and 24 is mounted on the body or plate 10,being disposed beneath the blades 12 and 14. These blades 23 and 24 eachhave extensions 25 and 26, respectively, engaging the plate 10 on therear face thereof and overlapping each other. The overlapping portionsof the extensions 25 and 26 are also held by the grommet or tubiilarsecuring member 15. The blades 23 and. 24 are similar to the blades 12and 14 with the exception that these blades 23 and 24 do not have thecurved arms 19 and 20. Any number of blades similar to the blades 23 and24 may be mounted on the plate or body member 10 and the additionalblades may be constructed identical with the blades 23 and 24 and theextensions 25 and 26 thereof. f

The blades 12, 14, 23 and 24 have the desired pitch so that when thewind strikes the blades and the plate 10, the device will be freelyrotated on the shaft 11. The blades are pitched by reason of the figure8 construction as when the blades are initially constructed, theextensions thereof will be disposed in spaced relation to the adjacentedges of the blades but when the 50 device is assembled, the free endsof the extensions are brought inwardly toward the blades and this actionacts to form substantially cupshaped outer end portions 2'? on the endof each blade which projects forwardly of the plate 10 55 and beyond themarginal edge or periphery of the plate 10. In practice, the bladesherein disclosed are made out of colored celluloid, each pair of bladeshaving different colors, although I do not wish to be limited to anyparticular color or combination of colors.

What is claimed is:-

1. A toy as set forth, comprising a shaft, a relatively rigid platerotatable on the shaft, a pair of blades secured to a face of the plateand projecting forwardly thereof, opposed curved arms carried by theinner ends of the blades and having overlapping end portions, and agrommet securing the overlapping ends together, said grommet looselyengaging about the shaft and constituting a bearing.

2. A toy as set forth, comprising a shaft, a relatively rigid platerotatable on the shaft, pairs of blades secured to a face of the plateand projecting forwardly thereof, opposed curved arms carried by onepair of said blades and having overlapping end portions, a grommetsecuring the overlapping ends together, and a second grommet aliningwith the first grommet and securing the blades and the plate together,each of said grommets loosely engaging about the shaft and constitutinga bearing.

3. A toy as set forth, comprising a shaft, a relatively rigid platerotatable on the shaft, pairs of blades secured to a face of the plateand projecting forwardly thereof, said blades also projecting outwardlyof the peripheral edge of the plate, extensions integral with the bladesand engaging the plate on the rear side thereof, a pair of curved armscarried by one pair of blades and having overlapping end portionsdisposed forwardly of the plate, a grommet securing the overlapping endsof the arms together, a second grommet securing the blades and the bladeextensions to the plate, and an elongated handle secured to the shaft.

4. A toy as set forth, comprising a shaft, a disklike plate rotatable onthe shaft, pairs of blades secured to the forward face of the plate andextending beyond the peripheral edge thereof, overlapping extensionscarried by the blades and disposed on the rear face of the plate, atubular securing member rotatably mounted on the shaft and engaging theblades and the plate to hold the blades and plate together, a pair offorwardly curved arms carried by one pair of said blades and havingoverlapping end portions disposed forwardly of the plate, a tubularsecuring member securing the overlapping portions of the arms together,a head on the shaft engaging said latter securing member to hold saidsecuring member against longitudinal movement on the shaft in onedirection, a handle secured to the other end of the shaft, and a sleeveloosely disposed about the shaft between the handle and the plate.

DANIEL SMALDONE. JAMES PECORA.

